{"id":102306,"date":"2025-02-07T22:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T22:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damau.org\/?p=102306"},"modified":"2025-03-25T22:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T22:24:49","slug":"and-im-guilty-of-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/102306\/and-im-guilty-of-that","title":{"rendered":"&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m Guilty of That!&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/damau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover_2-birds.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"237\" title=\"Cover_2 birds\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;\" alt=\"Cover_2 birds\" src=\"https:\/\/damau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cover_2-birds_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMurderer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQu\u00e2n s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAi?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y ch\u1ee9 ai. Qu\u00e2n s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y l\u00e0 murderer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>C\u0169ng m\u1ed9t ch\u1eef ti\u1ebfng Anh, c\u0169ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i, nh\u1eafc \u0111i nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i, nh\u1ea5n m\u1ea1nh \u1edf \u00e2m cu\u1ed1i c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i ch\u1eef quan tr\u1ecdng. <i>Mur-de-RER<\/i>. Ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i qu\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft. H\u1ec7t nh\u01b0 g\u00e3 ma men d\u1eb1n c\u00e1i ly xu\u1ed1ng m\u1eb7t b\u00e0n, \u0111\u00f2i th\u00eam r\u01b0\u1ee3u.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i ch\u1ea7n ch\u1eeb v\u00e0i ph\u00fat. T\u00f4i c\u00e2n nh\u1eafc t\u1eebng ch\u1eef c\u00e1i c\u00e2u ch\u1ecb v\u1eeba n\u00f3i. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u ra. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm h\u1ea3?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110\u00fang.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCh\u1ecb n\u00f3i c\u00e1i g\u00ec v\u1eady?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTao n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 m\u00e0y. M\u00e0y l\u00e0 murderer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i h\u00edt m\u1ed9t h\u01a1i d\u00e0i. T\u00f4i c\u1ea7n gi\u1eef b\u00ecnh t\u0129nh. V\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t t\u00ecnh th\u1ebf (ch\u1ecb v\u1eabn d\u1ea1y kh\u00f4n t\u00f4i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Ph\u1ea3i bi\u1ebft d\u1eebng qu\u00e2n \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u1ea3o s\u00e1t t\u00ecnh h\u00ecnh.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGi\u1ea3 nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i \u0111\u00fang th\u00ec c\u00e1i ch\u1eef ch\u00ednh x\u00e1c l\u00e0 <i>murderess<\/i>; n\u1eef s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n, hi\u1ec3u ch\u01b0a?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110\u1eebng l\u00e0m t\u00e0i kh\u00f4n,\u201d ch\u1ecb g\u1ea1t ngang. \u201cM\u00e0y c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n c\u1ea5p m\u1ed9t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i ng\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 suy ngh\u0129. Ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i dai ph\u00e1t s\u1ee3. C\u00e1i t\u1eadt \u1ea5y c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb ch\u00e8n \u00e9p t\u00f4i, x\u00f4 t\u00f4i t\u1edbi b\u1edd v\u1ef1c. B\u1edd v\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a l\u1eddi th\u00fa t\u1ed9i. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 t\u1ed9i g\u00ec m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Okay<\/i>, <i>who did I killed then?\u201d<\/i> t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, c\u1ed1 g\u1eafng khai th\u00e1c th\u00eam chi ti\u1ebft. V\u00e0 c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ee9ng t\u1ecf thi\u1ec7n ch\u00ed h\u00f2a gi\u1ea3i. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Whom<\/i> ch\u1ee9 kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i <i>who<\/i>.\u201d Ch\u1ecb s\u1eeda sai t\u00f4i. Ch\u1eafc ch\u1ecb \u0111ang h\u00ed h\u1eedng v\u00ec g\u1ee1 hu\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c m\u1ed9t b\u00e0n. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft h\u1ebft. T\u00f4i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 b\u1eaft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01a1i h\u01b0\u1edbm h\u1ea3 h\u00ea trong ti\u1ebfng th\u1edf ra c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u1edc, nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 em gi\u1ebft ai?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>V\u1eady nh\u00e9. \u0110\u1ebfn n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y th\u00ec cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i gi\u1eefa Wendy \u2013 b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb l\u1edbn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u00e0 t\u00ean khai sinh l\u00e0 Uy\u00ean b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed5i th\u00e0nh Wendy cho d\u1ec5 g\u1ecdi \u2013 v\u00e0 t\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n l\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c song \u0111\u1ea5u, tranh t\u00e0i xem ai m\u00f4i m\u00e9p v\u00e0 th\u00f4ng minh h\u01a1n, m\u00e0 \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1edf n\u00ean nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng. Nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i v\u00ec c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t v\u1ee5 s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n v\u1eeba x\u1ea3y ra &#8211; d\u00f9 s\u00e1t nh\u00e2n th\u00ec bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng nghi\u00eam tr\u1ecdng &#8211; m\u00e0 v\u00ec Wendy l\u00e0m t\u00f4i n\u1ed5i n\u00f3ng. Theo c\u00e1i c\u00e1ch m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y v\u1eabn th\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0m v\u00e0 lu\u00f4n th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e0 th\u00eam v\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 c\u00e1i chuy\u1ec7n bu\u1ed3n. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 m\u1ea5t. M\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y th\u00f4i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cL\u00e0m sao em gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d T\u00f4i g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. T\u00f4i nu\u1ed1t n\u01b0\u1edbc b\u1ecdt. T\u00f4i c\u1ed1 d\u1eb1n n\u1ed7i b\u1ef1c t\u1ee9c \u0111ang tr\u00e0o l\u00ean c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110\u1eebng gi\u1ea3 ngu, Annie \u00e0. Chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft th\u00ec ai bi\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Annie l\u00e0 t\u00ean t\u00f4i m\u00e0 \u0111\u00fang ra tr\u00ean gi\u1ea5y t\u1edd l\u00e0 An, t\u00f4i th\u00eam c\u00e1i \u0111u\u00f4i cho c\u00e1i t\u00ean \u0111\u1ee1 tr\u01a1n tu\u1ed9t khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta g\u1ecdi.<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i \u0111ang g\u00e2y h\u1ea5n. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u00ednh ch\u1ecb. Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i h\u1eafng gi\u1ecdng, tri\u1ec7u t\u1eadp binh s\u0129. S\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng ngh\u00eanh chi\u1ebfn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm \u1edf c\u00e1ch xa hai ng&#8230;\u201d t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng \u0111\u1ec3 t\u00ednh nh\u1ea9m. T\u1eeb ch\u1ed7 t\u00f4i \u0111ang \u1edf \u0111\u1ebfn t\u1eadn Vancouver. C\u1ea3 ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1 ch\u1ee9 \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 \u00edt. \u201cL\u00fac b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i m\u1ea5t, em \u1edf xa hai ng\u00e0n c\u00e2y s\u1ed1&#8230; L\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o&#8230; l\u00e0m c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o&#8230;\u201d T\u00f4i h\u00e9t v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i. C\u01a1n gi\u1eadn si\u1ebft c\u1ed5 t\u00f4i, ng\u1eaft kh\u00fac c\u00e2u t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCh\u1eb3ng b\u00e0o ch\u1eefa c\u00e1ch n\u00e0o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e2u, th\u01b0a c\u00f4!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wendy d\u1eb1n t\u1eebng ch\u1eef. H\u1eb1n h\u1ecdc. Cay \u0111\u1eafng. H\u1ec7t b\u00e0 c\u00f4ng t\u1ed1 vi\u00ean trong phi\u00ean t\u00f2a h\u00ecnh s\u1ef1. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u00e0o ch\u1eefa c\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u00e9t.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cT\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a m\u00e0y.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i n\u00f3i. Nghi\u00eam trang r\u1ea5t m\u1ef1c; nghi\u00eam trang \u0111\u1ebfn ng\u1ed9p th\u1edf.<\/p>\n<p>Con ch\u00e1u kh\u00f4ng n\u00ean \u0111\u00f9a c\u1ee3t v\u1ec1 c\u00e1i ch\u1ebft c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129. Cho d\u00f9 Wendy l\u00e0 tay \u0111\u00f9a dai kh\u00e9t ti\u1ebfng, l\u00e0 k\u1ebb ch\u00e2m ch\u1ecdc m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n &#8211; nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng g\u00ec li\u00ean quan \u0111\u1ebfn t\u00f4i &#8211; th\u00ec ch\u1ecb c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i, n\u1ebfu nh\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 th\u1eadt. <\/p>\n<p>Nh\u01b0ng gi\u1ea3 s\u1eed \u201cc\u0103n c\u1ee9 tr\u00ean d\u1eef ki\u1ec7n\u201d (c\u00e2u n\u00f3i \u0111\u1ea7u m\u00f4i c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb) ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u2013 v\u00f4 t\u00ecnh, d\u0129 nhi\u00ean \u2013 g\u00e2y ra chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u00f3, th\u00ec c\u0169ng \u0111\u1eebng la l\u1ed1i \u1ea7m \u1ef9 tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. L\u1ee1 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t \u0111ang nghe th\u00ec sao. L\u00fac \u1ea5y ch\u1ec9 c\u1ea7n m\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y ghi l\u1ec7nh t\u00f2a, l\u00e0 c\u1ea3 n\u01b0\u1edbc nghe \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ebft t\u1eebng c\u00e2u t\u1eebng ch\u1eef. \u00dd ngh\u0129 \u1ea5y l\u00e0m tim t\u00f4i l\u1ee1 nh\u1ecbp. T\u00f4i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u nao n\u00fang. Tuy nhi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i n\u00f3i cho ra chuy\u1ec7n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 l\u00e0m c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec1u m\u00e0 ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i \u0111ang k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i l\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m. <\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 t\u1ed9i tr\u1ea1ng n\u00e0o.<\/p>\n<p>Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i n\u00f3i \u201cB\u00e0 kh\u00f9ng r\u1ed3i,\u201d v\u00e0 c\u00fap \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i c\u00e1i c\u1ee5p, nh\u01b0 th\u1ec3 t\u00f4i \u0111ang v\u1ed9i l\u00e0m b\u00e0i thi. Hay \u0111ang \u1ea7u \u01a1 b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ee9a trai \u0111\u1eb9p.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e0 t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i. \u0110\u0103m \u0111\u0103m nh\u00ecn c\u00e1i <i>laptop<\/i>. Nh\u01b0 con nh\u1ecf c\u00f4ng ch\u00faa n\u00e0o \u0111\u00f3 th\u00f4i mi\u00ean t\u1ea5m g\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea7n. T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi g\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea7n r\u1eb1ng t\u00f4i c\u00f3 t\u1ed9i kh\u00f4ng. R\u1eb1ng Wendy n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f9a hay n\u00f3i th\u1eadt. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. Ngo\u1ea1i th\u00edch chim. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean. M\u00f9a h\u00e8 b\u00e0 th\u1ea3 b\u1ed9 \u1edf s\u00e2n tr\u01b0\u1edbc. N\u00e9m vung v\u00e3i nh\u1eefng m\u1ea3nh b\u00e1nh m\u00ec v\u1ee5n, nh\u1eefng h\u1ea1t c\u01a1m. Ngo\u1ea1i l\u00f4i k\u00e9o l\u0169 chim r\u00edu r\u00edt v\u1ec1 s\u00e2n nh\u00e0. <\/p>\n<p>M\u00f9a \u0111\u00f4ng, tuy\u1ebft \u0111\u00f3ng d\u1ea7y tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0. \u1ea4y l\u00e0 l\u00fac b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u0169ng lo l\u00e0 l\u0169 chim &#8211; nh\u1eefng con chim c\u1ee7a ngo\u1ea1i &#8211; s\u1ebd ch\u1ebft c\u00f3ng. Nh\u01b0ng b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft l\u00e0m g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ee9u ch\u00fang n\u00f3. Ngo\u1ea1i \u0111i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui t\u1eeb ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch qua nh\u00e0 b\u1ebfp. Th\u1edf d\u00e0i. R\u00ean r\u1ec9. T\u1ed9i nh\u1eefng con chim ch\u1ebft l\u1ea1nh. Sinh nh\u1eadt ngo\u1ea1i, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i chung ti\u1ec1n mua qu\u00e0. M\u1ed9t con s\u00e1o trong chi\u1ebfc l\u1ed3ng tuy\u1ec7t \u0111\u1eb9p. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u01b0ng n\u00f3 h\u01a1n c\u01b0ng ch\u1ecb em t\u00f4i. Cho n\u00f3 \u0103n, ng\u1eafm ngh\u00eda b\u1ed9 l\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea7y m\u00e0u s\u1eafc c\u1ee7a n\u00f3. Ch\u0103m ch\u00fa l\u1eafng nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t v\u00e9o von l\u00fac ch\u1edbm n\u1eafng b\u00ecnh minh v\u00e0 bu\u1ed5i ho\u00e0ng h\u00f4n n\u1eafng nh\u1ea1t. R\u1ed3i m\u1ed9t bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng n\u1ecd ti\u1ebfng chim th\u00f4i l\u00edu lo. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ch\u1ea1y ra ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. H\u1ea5p t\u1ea5p tu\u1ed9t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u00f4i gu\u1ed1c m\u1ed9c. Con chim s\u00e1o n\u1eb1m c\u1ee9ng s\u00e1t v\u00e1ch l\u1ed3ng. Hai ch\u00e2n du\u1ed7i th\u1eb3ng. C\u1ed5 ngo\u1eb7t sang m\u1ed9t b\u00ean. Con chim c\u1ee7a ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ebft. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i bu\u1ed3n thiu c\u1ea3 tu\u1ea7n l\u1ec5. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 t\u00f4i b\u00e0n t\u00ednh mua con chim kh\u00e1c. B\u00e0 g\u1ea1t ngang. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMua l\u00e0m g\u00ec n\u1eefa?\u201d b\u00e0 n\u00f3i. \u201cS\u1edbm mu\u1ed9n g\u00ec th\u00ec n\u00f3 c\u0169ng l\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00e1i th\u1eddi m\u00e0 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i v\u1eabn c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y. C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n n\u1ecd. Trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1m, b\u00e1c s\u0129 gia \u0111\u00ecnh tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m suy ngh\u0129. V\u00e0 v\u1ed9i chuy\u1ec3n ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn b\u00e1c s\u0129 nh\u00e3n khoa. \u00d4ng b\u00e1c s\u0129 m\u1eaft c\u0169ng tr\u1ea7m ng\u00e2m. R\u1ed3i khe kh\u1ebd l\u1eafc \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00e1i ch\u1ee9ng cao nh\u00e3n \u00e1p \u0111\u1ed9c \u0111\u1ecba. \u0110\u00f9ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e1i b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i tr\u1edf th\u00e0nh m\u00f9 l\u00f2a. <\/p>\n<p>Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i v\u1eabn m\u00f2 m\u1eabm d\u1ecdc theo v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng. Ra c\u1eeda. L\u1eafng nghe l\u0169 chim lanh chanh tr\u00ean c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0. L\u0169 chim t\u1ee5 t\u1eadp l\u00fac s\u1edbm mai v\u00e0 chi\u1ec1u t\u1ed1i. \u201cCh\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00e3i nhau nghe vui \u0111\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3,\u201d b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i n\u00f3i l\u00fac t\u00f4i ng\u1ed3i b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh, mi\u1ec5n c\u01b0\u1ee1ng l\u1eafng nghe b\u00e0 k\u1ec3 v\u1ec1 con chim s\u00e1o c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi gian t\u00f4i v\u1eafng nh\u00e0, b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n v\u1edbi c\u00e1i-th\u1ee9-g\u1ecdi-l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAi c\u00e3i nhau h\u1edf ngo\u1ea1i?\u201d T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi, tr\u00f2n m\u1eaft ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTh\u00ec l\u0169 chim ch\u1ee9 c\u00f2n ai v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNgo\u1ea1i <i>funny<\/i> qu\u00e1. C\u00e3i nhau sao l\u1ea1i vui \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c?\u201d T\u00f4i b\u1eaft b\u1ebb. Nh\u1eefng chuy\u1ec7n c\u00e3i c\u1ecd c\u1ee7a b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 l\u00fac ch\u1ecb Uy\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u00e9 hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean r\u00f5 n\u00e9t. D\u1ea1o \u1ea5y ch\u1ecb Uy\u00ean v\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n d\u1ef1a d\u1eabm v\u00e0o nhau. Khi ch\u1ecb \u1ea5y ch\u01b0a l\u00e0 Wendy, ch\u01b0a bi\u1ebfn th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed1i th\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i trong cu\u1ed9c chi\u1ebfn gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng \u0111\u1ee9a con m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0. V\u1eady th\u00ec vui ch\u1ed7 n\u00e0o m\u1edbi \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ee9!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVui ch\u1ee9 sao kh\u00f4ng,\u201d b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTh\u1ebf ch\u00fang n\u00f3 c\u00e3i nhau chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec?\u201d t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAi m\u00e0 bi\u1ebft\u201d lu\u00f4n lu\u00f4n l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a ngo\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n<p>Nh\u01b0ng r\u1ed3i t\u1edbi phi\u00ean c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u tr\u00ean l\u1ec1 \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u00eda tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. N\u1ea1n nh\u00e2n c\u1ee7a k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb h\u00f3a g\u00ec g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. Nh\u1eefng ngh\u1ecb vi\u00ean m\u00f9 l\u00f2a m\u00e0u s\u1eafc quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1eaft b\u1ecf c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u \u1ea5y. L\u0169 \u0111ao ph\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 \u0111em c\u01b0a \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 xe ch\u1edf r\u00e1c \u0111\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i m\u00f2 m\u1eabm ra t\u1eadn b\u00e3i chi\u1ebfn tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Cu\u1ed1ng qu\u00fdt xua hai tay. G\u00e0o khan c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng \u00e2m thanh ch\u00f3i tai c\u1ee7a c\u01b0a \u0111i\u1ec7n v\u00e0 m\u00e1y xay g\u1ed7 \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eb7n h\u1ecd l\u1ea1i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNg\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u1ea3i g\u1ecdi c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t.\u201d Wendy k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i nghe. \u201cB\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 \u0111ang \u1edf ch\u1ed7 l\u00e0m. B\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u1edf nh\u00e0 m\u1ed9t m\u00ecnh. B\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1eb7t c\u00e1i c\u00e2y \u1ea5y \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chuy\u1ec7n \u1ea5y t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 nghe k\u1ec3 r\u1ed3i. Su\u1ed1t m\u1ed9t th\u00e1ng tr\u1eddi, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i nh\u01b0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi m\u1ea5t tr\u00ed. \u0110i t\u1edbi \u0111i lui trong ph\u00f2ng kh\u00e1ch. R\u00ean r\u1ec9 lu\u00f4n mi\u1ec7ng, \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u? L\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i m\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0ng!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>C\u1ea3 nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ai d\u00e1m h\u1ecfi \u201cch\u00fang n\u00f3\u201d l\u00e0 ai. Ch\u00fang t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 n\u00f3i v\u1ec1 l\u0169 chim, c\u00e1i \u0111\u00e1m ch\u00ed ch\u00f3e th\u01b0\u1eddng th\u1ee9c d\u1eady th\u1eadt s\u1edbm v\u00e0o bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng \u1ea5y. Tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi t\u1ea3n m\u00e1t kh\u1eafp n\u1edbi \u0111\u1ec3 m\u01b0u sinh (t\u00f4i m\u1edbi h\u1ecdc \u2013 v\u00e0 th\u00edch &#8211; hai ch\u1eef n\u00e0y). Bu\u1ed5i t\u1ed1i tr\u1edf v\u1ec1, \u1ea9n trong nh\u1eefng nh\u00e1nh c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u r\u1eadm r\u1ea1p tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0. Ch\u00fang th\u01b0\u1eddng c\u00e3i c\u1ecd (hay chuy\u1ec7n tr\u00f2?) t\u1edbi t\u1ed1i m\u1ecbt. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u \u1ea5y \u0111i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta m\u1edf r\u1ed9ng con \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. K\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i h\u00f3a \u0111\u00f4 th\u1ecb g\u00ec g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3. L\u0169 chim m\u1ea5t n\u01a1i tr\u00fa ng\u1ee5. Th\u00e0nh th\u1eadt m\u00e0 n\u00f3i \u0111\u00f4i khi t\u00f4i c\u0169ng b\u0103n kho\u0103n. M\u1ea5t c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u r\u1ed3i l\u0169 chim \u0111i v\u1ec1 \u0111\u00e2u. Ch\u1ed7 \u1edf m\u1edbi c\u00f3 an to\u00e0n v\u00e0 \u1ea5m c\u00fang kh\u00f4ng.<\/p>\n<p>\u0110i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u1ea1i reo. N\u1ebfu kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0 Wendy th\u00ec c\u00f2n ai v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e2y n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i ngh\u0129 tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi li\u1ebfc nh\u00ecn t\u00ean ng\u01b0\u1eddi g\u1ecdi tr\u00ean m\u00e0n h\u00ecnh. \u0110\u00fang l\u00e0 Wendy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i nh\u1edb m\u1ea5y con chim.\u201d Ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm bi\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nh\u01b0ng n\u1ed7i nh\u1edb c\u00f3 gi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta kh\u00f4ng. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n h\u1ecfi ch\u1ecb c\u00e2u \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y \u0111i xa, m\u00e0y \u0111\u00e2u bi\u1ebft chuy\u1ec7n g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra \u1edf nh\u00e0,\u201d ch\u1ecb n\u00f3i. C\u00e1i gi\u1ecdng d\u1ed7i h\u1eddn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm bi\u1ebft m\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ec1u \u00f4-k\u00ea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u1ecdi chuy\u1ec7n \u00f4-k\u00ea l\u00e0 nh\u1edd tao.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0103n nh\u1eb1m g\u00ec t\u1edbi chuy\u1ec7n b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ch\u1ebft ch\u1ee9?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110\u1eebng n\u00f3i v\u1edbi tao l\u00e0 m\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh m\u00e0y gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>V\u1eabn c\u00e1i c\u00e2u \u1ea5y! T\u00f4i d\u1ed9ng c\u00e1i \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i xu\u1ed1ng b\u00e0n. V\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n c\u1eaft ngang \u1edf \u0111\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ng\u00e3 b\u1ec7nh. T\u00f4i bi\u1ebft ch\u1ee9. Nh\u01b0ng vi\u1ec7c ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y li\u1ec5u tr\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u00e0 \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. B\u1ea7y chim kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m t\u1ed5 tr\u00ean m\u00e1i nh\u00e0 n\u1eefa c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i. Chim ch\u00f3c quanh \u0111\u00e2y kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n n\u1ea5n n\u00e1 l\u1ea1i s\u00e2n nh\u00e0 ch\u00fang t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00f3t v\u00e0i c\u00e2u v\u1eb7t v\u00e3nh c\u0169ng \u0111\u00e2u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 l\u1ed7i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i. <\/p>\n<p>V\u1eady th\u00ec t\u1ea1i sao Wendy l\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ed5 th\u1eeba l\u00e0 t\u00f4i gi\u1ebft ngo\u1ea1i? Ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ecb k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i oan. <\/p>\n<p>Ch\u1ecb l\u1ea1i g\u1ecdi n\u1eefa. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a n\u00e0o h\u01a1n l\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i l\u00ean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cT\u1eeb ng\u00e0y ngo\u1ea1i b\u1ecb m\u00f9, b\u1ed1 ph\u1ea3i mua chi\u1ebfc xe l\u0103n \u0111\u1ec3 tao \u0111\u1ea9y ngo\u1ea1i ra c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean, \u0111\u1ea9y ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ebfn ch\u00f9a, \u0111\u01b0a ngo\u1ea1i \u0111i <i>mall<\/i>&#8230;\u201d Wendy n\u00f3i v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 n\u1ed3ng nhi\u1ec7t cao \u0111\u1ed9. R\u00f5 r\u00e0ng chuy\u1ec7n t\u00f4i c\u00fap \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i ch\u1eb3ng \u00fd ngh\u0129a g\u00ec v\u1edbi ch\u1ecb h\u1ebft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTh\u00ec em c\u0169ng \u0111\u1ea9y xe cho b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i v\u00e0i l\u1ea7n, l\u00fac em v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 v\u1eady,\u201d t\u00f4i n\u00f3i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPh\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t m\u1ed9t th\u1eddi gian l\u00e2u m\u1edbi t\u00ecm ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p nh\u1ea5t&#8230;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Big deal!<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIm mi\u1ec7ng \u0111i, nghe tao n\u00f3i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>Yes, your Majesty!<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTao t\u00ecm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 c\u00f3 ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u giao th\u00f4ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi khi\u1ebfm th\u1ecb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm bi\u1ebft c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y. G\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng King v\u1edbi Queen.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i nh\u1edb nh\u01b0 in c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y. M\u00f9a h\u00e8 v\u1eeba qua, khi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c th\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u1eadt t\u1ea1m th\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea9y chi\u1ebfc xe l\u0103n (d\u0129 nhi\u00ean c\u00f3 b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i tr\u00ean \u1ea5y) ra ph\u1ed1. V\u00e0 h\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 Wendy c\u00f3 nh\u1eafc t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ng\u1eebng \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y c\u00e0ng l\u00e2u c\u00e0ng t\u1ed1t. V\u1ec1 th\u0103m nh\u00e0 sau c\u1ea3 n\u0103m tr\u1eddi v\u1eafng m\u1eb7t, t\u00f4i c\u0169ng mang ch\u00fat m\u1eb7c c\u1ea3m l\u00e0 k\u1ebb v\u00f4 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u00e0 thi\u1ebfu nhi\u1ec7t t\u00e2m v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ecfi t\u1ea1i sao.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm nh\u1edb ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 King v\u00e0 Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u0110\u00fang v\u1eady. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n tr\u01b0\u1eddng, n\u01a1i x\u1ea3y ra t\u1ed9i ph\u1ea1m.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>M\u1eb7t t\u00f4i l\u1ea1i b\u1eebng n\u00f3ng. T\u00f4i l\u1eb7ng im. T\u00f4i gh\u00e9t b\u1ecb k\u1ebft t\u1ed9i. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng gh\u00e9t lu\u00f4n l\u1ed1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n v\u00f2ng vo v\u1ed1n l\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 tay tr\u00e1i c\u1ee7a Wendy. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i gi\u1eef im l\u1eb7ng. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSau khi ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t, ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o tao c\u0169ng \u0111\u01b0a ngo\u1ea1i ra \u0111\u00f3, tao ng\u1eebng \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 m\u1ed9t l\u00fac \u0111\u1ec3 ngo\u1ea1i nghe chim h\u00f3t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cR\u1ed3i sao?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhi v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0, ngo\u1ea1i n\u00f3i chuy\u1ec7n vui v\u1ebb. Nh\u1eefng ng\u00e0y m\u01b0a, ho\u1eb7c khi c\u00f3 b\u00e3o tuy\u1ebft, kh\u00f4ng ra ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, ngo\u1ea1i bu\u1ed3n. Ngo\u1ea1i b\u1ecf \u0103n b\u1ecf u\u1ed1ng, ch\u1eb3ng n\u00f3i n\u0103ng g\u00ec h\u1ebft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n (c\u1ee7a Wendy) b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u tr\u1edf n\u00ean nh\u00e0m ch\u00e1n. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n g\u00e0o l\u00ean nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf. Nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ng\u1eadp ng\u1eebng. \u0110\u1ea7u d\u00e2y \u0111\u00e0ng kia, b\u00e0 ch\u1ecb th\u00e2n y\u00eau c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1eabn l\u1ea3i nh\u1ea3i. B\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng d\u00e0i b\u1ea5t t\u1eadn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u00f3 l\u1ea7n b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i b\u1ea3o b\u00e0 ngh\u0129 m\u1ea5y con chim b\u1ecf \u0111i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i. Ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta \u0111\u1ed1t r\u1eebng, ch\u1eb7t c\u00e2y, l\u1ea5p s\u00f4ng r\u1ea1ch, ao h\u1ed3 \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y nh\u00e0, <i>condo<\/i>, h\u00e3ng, x\u01b0\u1edfng, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta ph\u00e1 h\u1ee7y ch\u1ed7 \u1edf c\u1ee7a lo\u00e0i chim. Th\u1ea5y ngo\u1ea1i vui th\u00ec tao c\u0169ng vui, th\u00e0nh ra tao \u0111\u00e2u d\u00e1m n\u00f3i v\u1edbi ngo\u1ea1i chim \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 l\u00e0 chim gi\u1ea3, chim \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u Wendy v\u1eeba n\u00f3i ra gieo trong \u0111\u1ea7u t\u00f4i \u00fd ngh\u0129 g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 k\u1ef3 l\u1ea1. B\u00e0 ch\u1ecb t\u00f4i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c r\u1ec9 r\u1ea3, \u201cTh\u1ea5y ngo\u1ea1i vui, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 v\u00e0 c\u1ea3 tao n\u1eefa kh\u00f4ng d\u00e1m n\u00f3i cho ngo\u1ea1i bi\u1ebft ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 King v\u00e0 Queen l\u00e0 c\u1ee7a l\u0169 chim gi\u1ea3, b\u1edfi v\u00ec ai c\u0169ng bi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i c\u1ea7n hy v\u1ecdng, \u0111\u1ec3 b\u00e1m v\u00e0o m\u00e0 s\u1ed1ng.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGi\u1ecdng \u0111i\u1ec7u c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb gi\u1ed1ng h\u1ec7t m\u1eb9, ch\u1ecb bi\u1ebft kh\u00f4ng? <i>You sound like Mom.<\/i>\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Wendy tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi b\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi. Th\u00eam m\u1ed9t th\u00f3i quen n\u1eefa c\u1ee7a ch\u1ecb. \u201cM\u00e0y v\u1eabn nh\u1edb c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>D\u0129 nhi\u00ean t\u00f4i nh\u1edb ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y. Khu trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. To\u00e0n nh\u1eefng v\u0103n ph\u00f2ng quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 chia \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ed1n g\u00f3c \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng. S\u1edf di tr\u00fa, s\u1edf t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c, ph\u00f2ng tr\u1ee3 c\u1ea5p x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i v\u00e0 c\u1ea3nh s\u00e1t t\u1ec9nh bang. Ch\u1ed7 ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y khi \u0111\u00e8n \u0111\u1ed5i m\u00e0u xanh th\u00ec ng\u01b0\u1eddi ta cho ph\u00e1t ra ti\u1ebfng chim h\u00f3t l\u00edu lo thay v\u00ec ti\u1ebfng l\u00e1ch c\u00e1ch \u0103n nh\u1ecbp v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng con s\u1ed1 \u0111\u1ebfm ng\u01b0\u1ee3c \u1edf ng\u1ecdn \u0111\u00e8n giao th\u00f4ng d\u00e0nh cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111i b\u1ed9. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y c\u00f2n nh\u1edb m\u00f9a h\u00e8 n\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, l\u00fac m\u00e0y v\u1ec1 nh\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d Ch\u1ecb h\u1ecfi.<\/p>\n<p>\u1eea, th\u00ec t\u00f4i nh\u1edb. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb ng\u00e0y n\u00e0o t\u00f4i c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u01b0a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i ra ngo\u00e0i. T\u00f4i nh\u1edb ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea9y xe l\u0103n cho ngo\u1ea1i \u0111i <i>mall<\/i>. Ng\u1eebng \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 Queen v\u00e0 King tr\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1ec1. Nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 ai b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i ng\u1eebng th\u1eadt l\u00e2u \u1edf c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y. H\u00ecnh nh\u01b0 ch\u1ecb c\u00f3 d\u1eb7n m\u1ed9t \u0111\u00f4i l\u1ea7n. H\u00ecnh ch\u01b0 ch\u1ecb b\u1ea3o ng\u1eebng \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 \u1ea5y l\u00e2u m\u1ed9t t\u00ed cho b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i nghe ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t c\u1ee7a b\u1ea7y chim. T\u00f4i c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc n\u1eefa. Nh\u01b0ng m\u00e0 l\u00fac \u1ea5y \u0111ang m\u00f9a h\u1ea1. L\u1ea1i c\u00f2n <i>heat wave<\/i>. M\u1ed3 h\u00f4i \u0111\u1ea7m l\u01b0ng \u00e1o. Ng\u1ee9a ng\u00e1y kh\u00f3 ch\u1ecbu. Ng\u1eebng m\u00e3i \u1edf c\u00e1i ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 kh\u00f4ng b\u00f3ng c\u00e2y \u1ea5y \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y gi\u1ebft b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i \u1edf ng\u00e3 t\u01b0 Queen v\u00e0 King.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wendy nh\u1eafc l\u1ea1i b\u1eb1ng gi\u1ecdng c\u1ea3 quy\u1ebft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cV\u00f4 l\u00fd\u201d l\u00e0 c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ng\u1eafn ng\u1ee7n c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSau khi m\u00e0y tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i kh\u00f4ng c\u00f2n mu\u1ed1n xu\u1ed1ng <i>downtown<\/i> n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cV\u1eady th\u00ec sao?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cV\u00e0 m\u00e0y c\u00f3 bi\u1ebft tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi m\u1ea5t b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i n\u00f3i g\u00ec kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cC\u00e1i g\u00ec?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n s\u1ed1ng n\u1eefa v\u00ec t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 l\u0169 chim \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i h\u1ebft r\u1ed3i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEm \u0111\u00e2u c\u00f3 \u0111u\u1ed5i ch\u00fang n\u00f3 \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i tr\u1eebng tr\u1eebng nh\u00ecn v\u00e1ch t\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00f4i tr\u1eafng tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eb7t. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng Wendy \u0111ang \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00f3. Tay ch\u1ed1ng n\u1ea1nh, m\u00f4i tr\u1ec1 ra khinh m\u1ea1n. Tay t\u00f4i run, ch\u00e2n t\u00f4i \u0111u\u1ed1i. T\u00f4i mu\u1ed1n nh\u00e0o t\u1edbi n\u1eafm t\u00f3c Wendy, k\u00e9o b\u1eadt ra kh\u1ecfi c\u00e1i \u0111\u1ea7u nh\u1ed3i nh\u00e9t \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng c\u00e1o tr\u1ea1ng kia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y kh\u00f4ng \u0111u\u1ed5i l\u0169 chim \u0111i nh\u01b0ng,\u201d ch\u1ecb chuy\u1ec3n gi\u1ecdng g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. \u201cM\u00e0y b\u1ea3o ngo\u1ea1i l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng con chim \u1edf g\u00f3c Queen v\u00e0 King l\u00e0 chim gi\u1ea3. M\u00e0y d\u1eadp t\u1eaft ni\u1ec1m tin, m\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111o\u1ea1t l\u00fd do \u0111\u1ec3 ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a ngo\u1ea1i. M\u00e0y\u2026\u201d gi\u1ecdng ch\u1ecb l\u1ea1c \u0111i. \u201cM\u00e0y gi\u1ebft ngo\u1ea1i!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i b\u1ed7ng h\u1ee5t h\u01a1i nh\u01b0 v\u1eeba leo con d\u1ed1c d\u00e0i. \u0110o\u1ea1n phim chi\u1ebfu ch\u1eadm tr\u01b0\u1edbc m\u1eaft t\u00f4i. Chu\u1ed7i h\u00ecnh \u1ea3nh bu\u1ed5i s\u00e1ng oi b\u1ee9c \u1ea5y. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y n\u1eafng l\u1ed9t bong da t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1ed3 h\u00f4i d\u00e1n t\u00f3c t\u00f4i l\u00ean m\u00e1. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y m\u1eb7t t\u00f4i cau c\u00f3, c\u1ed5 h\u1ecdng t\u00f4i g\u1ea7m g\u1eeb. <\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y \u0111\u00f4i m\u00f4i kh\u00f4 h\u1ea1n c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. Hai v\u1ea1ch m\u00e0u th\u00e2m t\u00edm m\u1ea5p m\u00e1y kh\u00f4ng ng\u1eebng. C\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n k\u1ec3 \u0111i k\u1ec3 l\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 l\u0169 chim. Chuy\u1ebfn bay v\u1ec1 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng nam tr\u1ed1n l\u1ea1nh. V\u00e0 may m\u1eafn cho nh\u1eefng con chim kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 bay xa c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u01a1i \u1ea9n n\u00e1u ngay trung t\u00e2m th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1. T\u00f4i th\u1ea5y t\u00f4i h\u00e9t v\u00e0o tai b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i. Nh\u1eefng ti\u1ebfng h\u00f3t b\u00e0 \u0111ang nghe th\u1ea5y l\u00e0 ti\u1ebfng c\u1ee7a l\u0169 chim gi\u1ea3. Ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f2n con chim n\u00e0o trong th\u00e0nh ph\u1ed1 h\u1ebft. B\u1ea5t c\u1ee9 n\u01a1i n\u00e0o c\u00f3 con ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u00ec chim ch\u00f3c ph\u1ea3i ra \u0111i. Ngo\u1ea1i ph\u1ea3i t\u1ec9nh d\u1eady \u0111\u1ec3 h\u00edt h\u00e0 h\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u1ecb c\u00e0 ph\u00ea c\u1ee7a th\u1ef1c t\u1ea1i. <i>Wake up and smell the coffee of reality, Granny! <\/i>T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 g\u00e0o l\u00ean b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea3 hai ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef trong ti\u1ebfng xe c\u1ed9 r\u00ec r\u1ea7m tr\u00ean ph\u1ed1. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnnie, m\u00e0y c\u00f2n \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<i>What<\/i>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cM\u00e0y hi\u1ec3u \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0, ph\u1ea3i kh\u00f4ng?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00f4i im l\u1eb7ng. V\u00e0 t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y l\u00f2ng t\u00f4i d\u1ecbu l\u1ea1i, \u201cV\u00e2ng, em bi\u1ebft l\u00e0 t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 nh\u1eefng con chim \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecf \u0111i.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wendy ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Ch\u1ecb \u0111ang ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u2013 hay \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi th\u00fa t\u1ed9i. C\u00e2u n\u00f3i c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 ngo\u1ea1i vang trong \u00f3c t\u00f4i, \u201cL\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i, l\u1ed7i t\u1ea1i t\u00f4i m\u1ecdi \u0111\u00e0ng.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho ch\u1ecb y\u00ean l\u00f2ng. V\u00e0 v\u00ec nh\u1eadn t\u1ed9i thay cho c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee7ng lo\u1ea1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ai nghe c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u201c<i>And I\u2019m guilty of that!<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy ng\u1eebng m\u1ed9t l\u00fac. Ch\u1ecb \u0111ang ch\u1edd m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch tuy\u1ec7t v\u1ecdng c\u00e2u tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i \u2013 hay \u0111\u00fang h\u01a1n l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t l\u1eddi th\u00fa t\u1ed9i. Th\u00e0nh ra t\u00f4i n\u00f3i cho ch\u1ecb y\u00ean l\u00f2ng. V\u00e0 v\u00ec nh\u1eadn t\u1ed9i thay cho c\u1ea3 ch\u1ee7ng lo\u1ea1i con ng\u01b0\u1eddi, t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng th\u1ee9 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef m\u00e0 h\u1ea7u nh\u01b0 ai nghe c\u0169ng hi\u1ec3u. T\u00f4i th\u00ec th\u1ea7m, \u201cAnd I\u2019m guilty of that!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":400,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sang-tac","category-truyen-ngan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/400"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102306"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102767,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102306\/revisions\/102767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damau.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}